It’s been almost a week since I last posted something here. It seems my entire family has gone into retrograde and I have been nursing everyone back to health for the last month –including myself. The nasty flu that blew through Colorado had me down for ten days straight. I haven’t had one that bad for quite a long time.

On a food note, I continue to be inspired by Elise over at simplyrecipes.com. Last week she posted a delicious looking chicken piccata recipe. Once I found the time, this motivated me to come up with my own gluten-free, dairy-free version. If you decide to make this, please comment below and let me know how it turns out, as well as any suggestions that you may have.

This chicken piccata recipe adds one more protein dish to my family’s dinner table–we have been in a bit of a chicken parm rut lately, not that there’s anything wrong with that!

Cut the chicken breasts in half horizontally, butterflying them open –if the pieces are large, cut them each into two pieces after you cut them in half

Put chicken pieces between two pieces of parchment paper and pound them with a heavy skillet until ¼ inch thick

Mix together flour, salt and chef’s shake

Rinse the chicken pieces in water, then dredge thoroughly in flour mixture, until well coated

Heat olive oil and 2 tablespoons of grapeseed oil in a large skillet on medium high heat. Add half of the chicken pieces and brown well on each side, about 3 minutes per side

Transfer from skillet to a plate, add the other breasts and cook, then remove from skillet

Place plate of chicken breasts in a warm oven while preparing the sauce

Add lemon juice, chicken stock and capers to the skillet and use a metal spatula to loosen the browned bits and incorporate them into the sauce

Reduce the sauce by half then whisk in the remaining 3 tablespoons of grapeseed oil

Plate the chicken, pour the sauce over it and sprinkle with parsley

Serve

Serves 4-6

Before I even finished taking pictures of this dish, I began to “sample” it. It is deliciously lemony and refreshing, quite tangy with the capers; while the parsley adds a nice subtle flavor to it as well.